Somatic pain and visceral pain are two distinct pain types that you'll experience differently. Somatic pain arises in the skin, muscles, and soft tissues, while visceral pain comes from the internal ...

Okay, quick show of hands: who else is finding life just a teensy tiny little bit ~stressful~ right now? From the heavy news cycle to the cost of living crisis, we (and our nervous systems) are all ...

This is the third in a series of posts on my book, The Four Realms of Existence. Read parts one and two. Source: Harvard University Press/Used with permission Human beings can be characterized as a ...

Somatic exercise is a style of movement where the exerciser focuses on how the movement makes them feel. 1,2 It tends to be slow and thoughtful so that the person doing it has the chance to notice any ...

Visceral pain is common and diagnosis and management is often complicated. The learning objectives is to outline the symptoms, epidemiology, assessment and management strategies of visceral pain. Due ...

Each part of the nervous system uses internal checks and balances to regulate its activity, responding to various factors like mood, health status, and the external environment.¹ These regulatory ...